Grievance of Beville v. University of South Dakota/South Dakota Board of Regents

DOBBERPUHL, Circuit Judge.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Grievant Dr. Mitchel J. Beville (Beville) appeals the denial of his tenure review grievance by the circuit court, previously denied by the Department of Labor. On appeal, Beville does not ask this court whether tenure should have been awarded, but whether the required procedures were fairly and equitably applied to him during the tenure application process. Beville also contends that SDCL 1-26 is applicable to the grievance procedure of his employment contract, and that additional evidence should have been admitted by the trial court. We affirm.

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